Chapter 309: The Flowers Have Fallen, and the King's Life (4)

The tall man with shoulder-length blond hair smiled and consciously sat down next to Roger at the bar.

The elderly boss in a black turban didn't seem to see Lex, nor did he ask him what he wanted to drink. He just wiped the glass in his hand.

Lex did not talk to Roger directly, but politely asked his boss:

"Senior, do you have any sherry from the West Sea?"

The old man, who was dying, moved his ears imperceptibly, and looked at Lex with a pair of cloudy old eyes. After a moment of silence, the old man nodded silently, then walked to the wine cabinet behind the bar, took out a bottle of West Sea Sherry produced in 1474, and after a little adjustment, handed it to Lex without saying the price, nor asking Lex for money, but just continued to wipe the wine glass in his hand slowly.

"Ha, thanks, senior."

As Lex spoke, he raised the bottle and drank the mellow wine in one gulp, gulp gulp~——

The wine overflowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth became a little moist.

Lex put down the sherry with satisfaction, exhaled a breath of foul air, and said in a relaxed manner:

"Huh~ As expected, it has to be sherry. It feels like all the fatigue of the year has been swept away."

Roger on the side nodded in agreement:

"Yes, fine wine is the best gift the sea can give to human beings."

"Ah ha ha ~ Only a drunkard like you can say such things. Obviously, the devil fruit is the secret treasure of the sea, and fine wine is of course also good~"

"Ahahaha!~"

The two smiled at each other, like old friends who were familiar with each other and had not seen each other for many years, and then they drank happily together.

As time passed, the guests in the tavern gradually dispersed, but the two men continued to drink to their heart's content, occasionally chatting about all sorts of things. Roger boasted while Lex leisurely talked about the trivialities of his life.

As the night deepened, the two men, still drunk, lay on the bar. All the liquor in the wine cabinet was sold out. The old man in front of the bar turned a blind eye and just watched Roger and Lex lying on the bar.

After a while, Lex stood up and looked at the old man:

"Senior, is there any good wine here?"

The old man nodded silently.

Lex and Roger were really good drinkers. They didn't eat a single bite of food and just drank like crazy. They drank alcohol that was dozens of times heavier than their own weight, and no one knew how they digested it.

Roger's face flushed, and he opened his eyes blurred by alcohol;

"Eh?~ I want to continue drinking~ bring me more wine!~"

Lex looked at the old man and smiled slightly:

"Excuse me, Senior, my friend is an alcoholic. Don't mind him. Tell me how many Baileys he drank in total."

Roger yelled in dissatisfaction:

"What? You drank just as much as I did."

This is the truth. Over the years, Lex has never indulged himself. Even though he has an extraordinary physique and can drink a lot of fine wine, he always just tastes a little and never drinks too much.

But for some reason, Lex chose to get drunk this time, and did not even use his domineering power to offset the alcohol, but let the alcohol erode his will and body.

He is too tired.

Over the years, he seemed free and easy, like the wind and waves, but in fact he was always carrying a heavy responsibility as heavy as a mountain and expectations as vast as the sea.

This time, he reunited with Roger, who had disbanded the pirate group. This free and easy man gave Lex an unprecedented feeling of relaxation, so he might as well take this opportunity to drink to his heart's content, until he passed out.

Under the dim light, there were only two customers left in the tavern, Lex and Roger. The old man narrowed his eyes and counted the money they had spent on their drinks, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he simply looked at Lex:

"Well... never mind. Just give it to me as you see fit."

Lex was not surprised. He just smiled gently and waved his hand. A stack of Baileys as tall as a person appeared in front of the bar. The old man was not surprised either. It seemed that he had already known that Lex had such spatial ability.

Lex pulled up Roger, who had fallen asleep on the bar counter, and said goodbye to the old man:

"Senior, goodbye. I have to take care of this drunkard who is unconscious first."

After hearing this, the old man finally smiled for the first time today and slowly replied:

"It doesn't matter. I still have to continue cleaning up here, old man."

Lex nodded, and then in the silent night, the azure blue starlight flashed, and Lex and Roger disappeared in the old tavern.

The old man walked out of the bar, quietly put away the stack of extra Baileys left by Lex, and murmured in a low voice:

"Hmm, the transition between two eras... what a young man who can drink..."

……

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After leaving Magic Valley Town, Lex and Roger did not go far away, but went directly to 10,000 meters above Magic Valley Town, which is Jayakon Island.

Apayado Xiangdola is a legendary place with historical stone tablets, the giant python of the Lord of the Sky, the 'Xiangdola' of the Golden City, and giant vines ten thousand meters high.

At this moment, Lex and Roger were both lying on their backs on the top of the huge vine. The alcohol was gradually fading away, and the starlight was shining on their faces.

One is mature and experienced, the other is young and handsome.

"By the way, why are you so generous this time and treat me to so much wine?"

Under the silent night sky, Roger suddenly spoke.

Lex's eyes remained still as he continued to stare at the vast starry sky above his head, and he answered casually:

"Inviting a dying man to drink, what's the big deal?"

Roger was not surprised that Lex knew he had an incurable disease and was dying, he just sighed silently;

"Hey, hey, hey, you're not going to die, are you? Kurokus said I still have one year to live~"

Thinking of this, Roger laughed like a child.

Gol D. Roger was undoubtedly a man who could face death with a smile.

Lex said casually:

"So what are your plans for the next year? Waiting to die?"

Roger was a little indignant. Although Lex always treated him to drinks, his words were too direct:

"What are you talking about~ What do you mean by waiting to die? This is called enjoying life~"

"As you wish. ...By the way, Roger, how do you feel about your life?"

It seemed that the alcohol had not yet worn off. Lex's speech was not as organized as before, but he just said whatever came to his mind. However, this way of speaking made Roger feel particularly comfortable.

"This life? ...That's great. I've fulfilled my dream. What can be wrong with that?"

Lex smiled suddenly and said nothing.

Roger continued:

"But the only annoying thing was the trip to Raftel."

Lex was a little confused. He didn't have the habit of reading other people's minds all the time, so he didn't know what was in Roger's heart. Besides, for a man like Roger who had reached the pinnacle of three-color dominance, Lex couldn't read his mind easily even if he wanted to. Of course, he could do it if he wanted to.

"Why do you say that? Isn't your dream to get there?"

"Ah, having said that, after going there and seeing the so-called truth, I actually felt a little more regretful."

"Hahaha!~ What are you regretting? These are just some crappy things they left behind 800 years ago. What are you regretting~"

Roger adjusted his body slightly and lay horizontally on the vine in a more comfortable position:

"Having said that, I feel like Joey Boy is quite interesting. I really wish I were born in the same era as him."

Lex laughed even harder, and Roger was a little confused:

"why are you laughing?"

"Uh-huh, nothing much. So, do you want to make up for these regrets?"

Roger was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"Ah."

"In what way?"

“…the beginning of a new era.”

"I have an idea similar to yours. Would you like to listen to it?"

Roger looked at the young man beside him who was full of secrets in surprise and nodded slightly:

"Tell me."

The night is deep, the sky is full of stars, the Milky Way is bright, and the sea breeze is humming.

The two people in the transition era talked about each other's ideas and plans under the starry sky. Sometimes they smiled at each other, sometimes they quarreled, but in the end, they still reached an agreement.

after an hour--

Roger was somewhat emotional:

"Ah, now there are more regrets."

Lex was curious: "Why do you say that?"

“Because we won’t be able to witness the new era we talk about.”

Lex was silent for a moment, but then he laughed out loud:

"Yeah, haha. Then I'll take your share and see the future together."

“Ahahahahaha!~”